State Highway Commission Forms. Duren Named Engineer
Texas State Highway Commission begins operation on July 1 with Hancock as chair. Curtis Hancock of Dallas and T. R. McLean of Mount Pleasant join H. C. Odle of Meridian and Duren as state highway engineer at 5000 dollars yearly. Colp of San Antonio slated as secretary. Registration plates to be issued July 1 with fees 35 cents per horsepower and 3 dollars for motorcycles.
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Hancock
Curtis Hancock
Dallas
T. R. McLean
Mount Pleasant
H. C. Ordle
Meridian
McLean
Odle
George A. Duren
Corsicana
Duren
University of Texas
Texas
Colp
D. E. Colp
San Antonio
Highway Department
Minstrel Show By Knights Of Columbus At Majestic
The K O C minstrel troupe of 75 amateur artists performs Tuesday at the Majestic Theater for Good Shepherd Home funds. The show features six acts with singing and dancing including Fannie Small Orrill O'Reilly Zaleme Jungbecker Ben Carr and A Lincoln Mahoney with Lucille and Mildred Wiseman and Josephine Lucchese in The Shadow Song and Dinorah dance. The banquet hall scene leads to a finale with Al Kalensher Tommy Sperlanda Hugo Jackle and others delivering toasts in song and recitations.
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Knights of Columbus
Majestic Theater
Good Shepherd
O'Reilly
Fannie Small
Orrill O'Reilly
Zaleme Jungbecker
Ben Carr
A. Lincoln Mahoney
Octavia Bullis
Elise Schmidt
Lucille
Mildred Wiseman
Josephine Lucchese
al Kalensher
Tommy Sperlanda
Hugo Jackle
Marlon Presler
Adolph Chavez
Benn Carr
Joe Jackle
Discover Pablo Hop Flavor Thirst Quencher Today
If you haven't become acquainted with this good old hop flavored non alcoholic thirst quencher do so today. And if you do know Pablo pass the good word along.
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Pablo
Radium dance and chorus feature many local performers
The program highlights Misses Mary Aubrey Adel Newman Ursula Small and Fred Muehendorff in the radium dance cake walk butterfly song and other novelties. Ballad singers include Oran Kirkpatrick Frank A Long Ross Boles George C Loonan and Jack Solomon with a large chorus of listed guests and participants.
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Mary Aubrey
Adel Newman
Ursula Small
Fred Muehlendorff
Oran Kirkpatrick
Frank A. Long
Ross Boles
George C. Loonan
Jack Solomon
Beatrice Bowling
Joe Jackle
Hugo Jackle
Edith Singleton
Cyrill Burns
Tommie Scaperlanda
H. F. Schmidt
Lucille Tscher
R. Fisher
Lena Peters
Ethel Lohse
Pinkie Gregg
T. J. Cody
R. J. Peters
Margaret McCormick
Viola
Adolph Chavez
Angela Newton
Kenneth Prince
H. Grubbs
D. G. Law
al Kalensher
Ruth Thornton
Emma Reynolds
How to Tell a Counterfeit Dollar
A boy from PP Seven aged seven named Dewey explains a counterfeit dollar lacks an eagle. The teacher asks how to identify fakes and the pupil provides the observed detail with a homespun line. The snippet reflects a classroom moment from the Indianapolis News.
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Dewey
Indianapolisews
Indian lands sale in Oklahoma lists Indian names
At the Interstate and Great Northern depot visitors see a government land sale notice for Oklahoma. Court records list Indian applicants by tribe including Cherokee Chickasaw Choctaw Creek and Seminole with Americanized names such as Sampson Backward Nellie Bluebird and James Walkingstick. Creeks favor Irish names like Pat sy O Rourke and John McGirt.
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International & Great Northern
Oklahoma
Five Civilized Tribes
Sampson
Sam _ Redbird
Nellie Bluebird
John
Sallie Stealer
Oscar Bear
Tom Kingfisher
Charlotte Sixkiller
Tier Chuckuluck
James M. Walkingstick
Tom Hider
Akie Batt
George Duck
Price Sapsucker
Lucy Buzzard
Grant Fallingpot
Peter Squirrel
Jennie Constitution
Ike Cheater
John Rat
Notable Chickasaw Names Echo in Native American Circles
The text lists individuals with Chickasaw heritage and varied names: Jeff Pytchlynn, Louis Riley McAlwain, and James Catton McCurtain. It notes recognition in American circles and pride in the reservation community. The names suggest a cultural snapshot of identity within tribal circles.
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Jeff Pytchlynn
Louis Riley McAlwain
James Catton McCurtain
Sweden Moves to Curb Teuton Spy Network
In Parliament the interior minister said Sweden faces spy threats and has expelled many suspects. A case cited involved Joseph Klein who posed as a Russian patriot and spoke of plans to assassinate Sir George Buchanan and attack Petrograd press. An American passenger noted Russians openly discussing militant aims aboard a returning ship.
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Stockholm
London
Sweden
O. F. von Sydow
Joseph Klein
George Buchanan
Russia
Petrograd
Red
United States
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Cuticura
Boston
Aidebeeen Lehrey
the Hills Brothers Company
New York
the Hills Bros. CO
E. B
Surns’ Drug Store
Houston and
Navarro Sts
Crockeit
San Antonian
Austin
Tex
State Highway Commission
State House
K. O. C. Minstrels
Fluo
PABST
Milwaukee
Ullmann, Stern & Krausse, Inc. Distributors
The
San Antonio Loan & Trust Co
West
Commerce Street
Teuton
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